Affordable Housing

Building 'Homefulness' Out Of Homelessness

Jean-Michel Giraud | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Friendship Place, Homeless Count, Aimhire, Unemployment, Homelessness, Housing Crisis, Affordable Housing, Washington DC, Impact News

"Homefulness." I'm actually not sure that it is a word yet, but what a great idea! "Homefulness" instead of "homelessness." It's more than just four...

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Great People No. 3: Helping Others Through Affordable Housing With Ed Norton and Abby Sigal

Robert LoCascio | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Abby Sigal, Ed Norton, Giving, Affordable Housing, James Rouse, Enterprise, Ed Norton Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Ed Norton Enterprise, Housing Crisis, Good News News

I caught up with Ed and one of his best college friends, Abby Sigal, over coffee to discuss something near and dear to both of their hearts and minds: affordable housing.

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George Lucas Hopes To Turn Failed Marin Studio Into Low-Income Housing

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Star Wars, George Lucas Grady Ranch, Grady Ranch, Grady Ranch Affordable Housing, Marin Community Foundation, Grady Ranch Abandoned, Lucasfilm, George Lucas Marin, Grady Ranch Marin, Affordable Housing, Video, Lucas Valley, Marin County George Lucas, George Lucas, Marin County Affordable Housing, Lucas Valley Estates Homeowners Association, George Lucas Affordable Housing, Low-Income Housing, San Francisco News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Only weeks after neighborhood complaints forced filmmaker George Lucas to abandon plans to convert a renovated Marin County ranch int...

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The Power of WE

Paul Boden | Posted 05.08.2012

Why wouldn't our government want the people being governed to be educated, healthy, well-housed and able to freely be in nature? Is it wrong to think that government should want these things for all people?

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Women Building Homes For Women

Liz Crossman | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Habitat for Humanity International, National Women Build Week, Poverty, Housing, Women Build, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Habitat for Humanity, Georgia, Lowe's, Americus, Gender, Affordable Housing, Impact News

Not too long ago, I met a woman who was volunteering to build a Habitat house. Owning a decent, affordable home had changed her life, and she wanted to do whatever she could to help make that dream a reality for other families.

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Note to 2012 Candidates: Have a Plan for Your Young Constituents

Rory O'Sullivan | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, Youth Vote, Millennial Generation, Higher Education, Youth Unemployment, Childcare Costs, Candidates, Affordable Housing, Young Voters, 2012 Election, Millennials, Elections 2012, Politics News

Any serious candidate running for political office should have a real youth agenda. Our generation deserves no less, and the future of our country depends upon it.

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Hult Global Case Challenge Brings New Ideas, Solutions to the Struggle Against Poverty

Jonathan Reckford | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Affordable Housing Solutions, Habitat for Humanity, Poverty, Hult Global Case Challenge, Hult Business School, Poverty Solutions, Affordable Housing, College News

This year, the challenge presented to students focused on alleviating global poverty, and students were to develop solutions along three tracks: affordable education, affordable energy and affordable housing.

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How One Man Is Revolutionizing Senior Housing

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Engage, Baby Boomers, Assisted Living, Life-Long Learning, Senior Housing, Intergenerational Programs, Tim Carpenter, Art Colonies, Reinventing Retirement, Ashoka Fellow, Slidepollajax, Burbank Senior Artists Colony, Affordable Housing, Fifty News

Forget bingo and donuts. Real estate developer Tim Carpenter is quietly revolutionizing senior living, creating affordable communities focused on wellness, life-long learning, community building, and intergenerational arts programs.

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Philadelphia Offers LGBT Seniors An Affordable Place To Retire

AOL Real estate | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: LGBT Issues, Philadelphia, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Affordable Housing, Fifty News

In what's being hailed as a first of its kind, a gay-friendly affordable-housing development financed entirely with public money is scheduled to rise ...

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Art + Words = Change + Power in Harlem

Pam Allyn | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Litclubs, Harlem, CityArts Program, New York City, Affordable Housing, Litworld, Children's Village, Polo Grounds, New York Poverty, New York Teenagers, Ny Impact, New York Children, New York Murals, Children and Art, New York News

For so many of our families and our children, the challenges of living in this wonderful city are not subway delays or long lines at Starbucks, but putting food on the table.

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Fed Up With Housing Policy

Paul Boden | Posted 04.12.2012

We can't put our hope in politicians and organizations that attempt to smooth out the edges of terrible legislation while people lose their homes and programs are gutted. In communities across the country, groups are joining hands to build a movement for the human right to housing.

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Housing As a Pathway to Better Health and More Opportunity

Sandra B. Henriquez | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Public Health, Hud, Housing, Public Housing, HUD Rental Assistance, Affordable Housing, Politics News

Ultimately, the Obama administration's rental assistance demonstration is about providing families who need help paying the rent with real choices.

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A Month of Rebuilding, a Month of Service

Gary A. Officer | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Long Island, Community Service, Volunteering, Service, Homeowners, Rehabilitation, Safe-and-Healthy-Housing, Rebuilding Together, Affordable Housing, Impact News

As we celebrate National Rebuilding Month, we are reminded of the crucial role that service plays, in varying forms, throughout our organization and our mission to provide everyone a safe and healthy home.

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What New 'Age-Friendly' Communities Will Be Like

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Aging, Aging in Place, Baby Boomers, World Health Organization, Aging Population, Aarp, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Pedestrian-Friendly Communities, Affordable Housing, Fifty News

By 2030, nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population will be 65 and older, according to the federal Administration on Aging. Anticipating the challenges ...

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Will California Act to Create More Affordable Housing?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Poverty, California, Homelessness, Third World America, American Dream, Mortgage Crisis, Ozzie and Harriet, Affordable Housing, California Redevelopment Agencies, Impact News

It used to be the "American Dream" was to purchase a detached single family home down the street from Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. Today, that dream has been reduced to simply hoping your family can afford rent on a two-bedroom apartment sandwiched in a multi-storied stucco box.

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Does America Have Enough to Pay Rent?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Poverty, Homelessness, Rent, Third World America, American Dream, Affordable Housing, Middle Class Housing, Housing Market, Economy, Impact News

What does it mean to have to pay a larger percentage of your household budget toward keeping a roof over your family's head? Less money for other essentials like medical costs and food.

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Why It's A Terrible Time To Be A Low-Income Renter

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Housing Prices, Housing Market, Foreclosure Crisis, Poverty, Apartments, Homeowners, Low Income Families, Shaun Donovan, Affordable Housing, Low Income Renters, Video, Rental Market, Homeownership, Low-Income Housing, Low Income, Renters, Housing and Urban Development, Business News

Everyone knows the economy has been rough on homeowners lately. But for people who rent -- especially for people who rent and don't make very much mon...

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Keeping a Roof Over Our Heads

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 05.07.2012

Congress must not let the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expire at the end of the year. Today 12 million Americans are on the verge of losing their homes because they owe more money than their home is worth.

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Watch: Recycled Pallet House Self-Assembled for $500 to $3000

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.07.2012

They thought about bottles and tires. Then Wines tripped over a shipping pallet on the way home from work one night and something clicked. Using only shipping pallets, or skids, the I-Beam architects created a tiny, modular home design.

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'Unassisted Living': Beautifully Ageless Homes For Post 50s

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Rowley | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Aging in Place, Baby Boomers, Unassisted Living New Book, Downsizing, The Monacelli Press, Wid Chapman, Slidepollajax, Relocating, Unassisted Living, Reversible Destiny, Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Affordable Housing, Fifty News

If you’re considering moving, downsizing or building a home in retirement, you’ll find plenty of inspiration in the new book “Unassisted Living:...

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The Sum of All Their Fears: Why District 7 Suffers While the Money Is in the Bank

Xavier L. Suarez | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Miami-Dade, Hometown Station, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Virginia Key Landfill, Affordable Housing, Miami News

For the better part of my nine months in office, I have been meeting, emailing, cajoling, convincing, explaining and seeking to settle disputes on three important projects.

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It's One Of Those Recoveries Where People Can't Afford Food

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.29.2012

Here in the United States, growing numbers of people can't afford that most basic of necessities: food. More Americans said they struggled to buy f...

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An Empire of People-Less Homes and Homeless People

Joel John Roberts | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Homelessness, American Empire, Third World America, Occupy Wall Street, Affordable Housing, Impact News

There was once a vast and prosperous empire that was the most powerful in the land. It was mightier than the ancient Mayans, more popular than the Rom...

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The 10 Things Post 50s Want Most In Retirement: Study

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Low Taxes, Medical Service, Arts and Culture, Where to Retire, Baby Boomers, Best Places to Retire, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Affordable Housing, Fifty News

Post 50s planning for retirement are seeking a haven that offers everything from quality health care to affordable housing, low taxes to recreational ...

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Redesigning Housing For The Homeless

Joel John Roberts | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Poverty, Homelessness, Third World America, Geodesic-Domes, Buckminster Fuller, Frank Lloyd Wright, Loft Living, Affordable Housing, Impact News

We need to start thinking "outside of the home" when it comes to design. Changing the way we house homeless Americans could end homelessness.

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